1996 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 100

Headlamp Doors The headlamp doors should be open when driving in icy or snowy conditions to prevent the doors from freezing closed and when washing the vehicle to help clean the headlamps. You can open the headlamp doors manually: 1. Open the hood. 2. Remove the plastic cover from the retractor motor knob. 3. Turn the retractor motor knob counterclockwise until the headlamp door is fully open. The knob will get harder to turn when the headlamp door is all the way up. The headlamp doors are designed to open when you turn the headlamps on.and close when you turn the headlamps off. The headlamp doors can be opened without turning on the headlamps by turning the headlamps on, then turning in the switch back to the parking lamps position. 4. Replace the plastic coveron the retractor motorknob. To manually close the headlamp doors,turn the lampssoff and turn the knob clockwise. If the headlamp doors aren't working properly, your see Pontiac dealer for help.